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My set of 35" K02s were absolute garbage for 33k miles, to the point I went with a true A/T tire with the Yokohama Geolander G015's this time around (wife got 60k out of hers, not a single issue). The K02's had no traction on the street in the rain, downright dangerous with water on the road (which we get a lot of here), used them after the past two Hurricanes to travel some previously flooded roads and -never again-.

The original AT’s could probably be a whole league better than the new ones. Maybe the tougher sidewall they put on the KO2’s is the only improvement. I think they ride like crap so it’s hard to even call that a plus.

I feel bad that so many have issues with the Wrangler Duratrac's - but mine have served me very well. I can't help but wonder if the continual tire pressure changes that many people do impact tire leaking. I never dick with my pressures and only have to add 3-5 psi to all 5 tires once a year in November when the outside temps drop. I never physically check the pressures because it's right there on TPMS. (Although once, the dealer did pump the rear tires up to 80 psi during a recall - and I had to let just a little pressure out)

It's true that the sidewalls are not as stiff as some of the other tires out there - that's why they don't ride as harsh at higher pressures. They seem to have great traction in snow or on wet or dry pavement or on rock. Load capacity rating of 3195 pounds... I'd buy up some of the stock tires here, but my original tires will likely last until I trade in after 2020...

I could give a crap less about noise. I just like tires that hold air.

LOL! Along with that....

I also like them to perform well and hold up at 15 PSI, grab rocks, hard pan, slick rock, dirt, and get traction in sand, etc. Oh, and also they need to last while towing a 7500 LB trailer with a couple of dirt bikes in the back....

I feel bad that so many have issues with the Wrangler Duratrac's - but mine have served me very well. I can't help but wonder if the continual tire pressure changes that many people do impact tire leaking. I never dick with my pressures and only have to add 3-5 psi to all 5 tires once a year in November when the outside temps drop. I never physically check the pressures because it's right there on TPMS. (Although once, the dealer did pump the rear tires up to 80 psi during a recall - and I had to let just a little pressure out)

It's true that the sidewalls are not as stiff as some of the other tires out there - that's why they don't ride as harsh at higher pressures. They seem to have great traction in snow or on wet or dry pavement or on rock. Load capacity rating of 3195 pounds... I'd buy up some of the stock tires here, but my original tires will likely last until I trade in after 2020...

I'm guessing you don't off road your PW much. That's why you don't have issues with the sidewalls, or punctures. In the desert there area a lot of opportunities for a flat tire! To be fair, the tires are not really that bad for a stock tire. I just happen to think that Ram should slap some 35" Toyo's or something similar on a Power Wagon. The trucks look funny to me with the 33" tires!

If you go on so much as a gravel road you will get flats. I will say that having 65 wagon wheel PSI in your tires will accelerate the collapse of these tires. They last longer at about 35PSI or so. At 65 PSI its brutal riding off-road as well. My issue is the dealer is doing my oil changes(free) and it always has a recall when I go in anyways. They crank the PSI up every time despite asking them not to. And these tires just cannot handle being that stiff with such thin rubber.

I feel bad that so many have issues with the Wrangler Duratrac's - but mine have served me very well. I can't help but wonder if the continual tire pressure changes that many people do impact tire leaking. I never dick with my pressures and only have to add 3-5 psi to all 5 tires once a year in November when the outside temps drop. I never physically check the pressures because it's right there on TPMS. (Although once, the dealer did pump the rear tires up to 80 psi during a recall - and I had to let just a little pressure out)

It's true that the sidewalls are not as stiff as some of the other tires out there - that's why they don't ride as harsh at higher pressures. They seem to have great traction in snow or on wet or dry pavement or on rock. Load capacity rating of 3195 pounds... I'd buy up some of the stock tires here, but my original tires will likely last until I trade in after 2020...

I'm guessing you don't off road your PW much. That's why you don't have issues with the sidewalls, or punctures. In the desert there area a lot of opportunities for a flat tire! To be fair, the tires are not really that bad for a stock tire. I just happen to think that Ram should slap some 35" Toyo's or something similar on a Power Wagon. The trucks look funny to me with the 33" tires!

Sorry to go off topic...

It's hard to say how much I do on-road vs. off-road.
But in my last 6714.7 miles, my average speed has been 20 mph
Perhaps others that don't reset one of their trip meters can post pics of their displays - now I'm curious - maybe average mph will tell a story of who off-roads and who mostly drives the pavement?.

btw - if you don't reset your trip, hours roll over from 99 to 0. so the Elapsed time in the pic above is actually 331 hours 43 minutes 0 seconds

Well got the 35" KM3s on yesterday. Just now got the spare put in,( could not wait all day on Discount Tire) damn that is a bitch fitting a 35 back there! 35s still seem small, but mine is a daily driver for work. However it feels completely different. Its feels as if 35s were the size tire the truck was designed for stock. I can see why everyone comes to the same conclusion that 33s are too small. It does add a higher center of gravity, but otherwise handles well. The difference in ride is significant. Even at 60-70 PSI( I told them 50) the truck rides as good as the Duratrash aired down. Its almost as if the Duratrash is this rock hard belt that splits at the sight of a pebble but with super weak and squishy sidewalls. The KM3s seem like truck real truck tires by comparison. Even compared to the Duratrash when they were new, the KM3 ride better. When I went to stuff the spare I assumed the tire still had a ton of air in it because it was so solid, but they had it down to 15PSI trying to stuff it. At 15PSI the Duratrash would be pealing off the rims. Noise? Of course them monster meats are noisy. About like the Duratrash after 15K.

whitey wrote:I am curious about the duratracs. What did the wear pattern look like running them at 65 psi all the time? Oh and how much do your generation of power wagon's weigh?

Empty with rock sliders, I tip the scales at around 8000 in my Laramie w/RamBox. Heavy SOBs.

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With the Duratracs at 65psi, the front tires will wear the edges about 1/32" ahead of the rest of the tire. The front tires still squash a little at 65psi. The rears at 65psi wear even inside-center-outside.

With two of us in the truck, rock sliders, receiver tongue, and a full tank of gas, the truck weighs 8280 lbs.
5160 front and 3120 rear.